Googling properly: How to refine your search results
If you want to work more productively with Google, you can refine your search results with small commands. We show you the best operators for a targeted search on Google.
Tips & Tricks: Better googling
- + and -: If you put a plus or minus sign in front of a word in your Google search, it must also appear in the search results (+) or not (-).
- site: If you want to limit your search to a specific website, you can do this with the command "site:". Google for "iPhone 6 site: chip.de" you will only find search results from CHIP.de (see picture).
- *: The asterisk represents a simple gap filler in Google search. If you are missing part of a proverb, for example, or would like to use a sentence with the help of Google, simply place an asterisk in the desired position.
- filetype: If you are specifically looking for documents, presentations or work, this command will help you. Googling, for example, "filetype: pdf Goethe's Lifetime Achievement" you will find presentations in PDF format. Alternatively, you can replace PDF with the following terms: DOC (Word document), PPT (PowerPoint presentation), XLS (Excel file).
- intitle: This command only shows search results in which the searched word actually appears in the title of the website. Thus, an article on a website is really about the topic you are looking for. Again, the term you are looking for must be directly behind the command. Example: "intitle: Goethe's Life"
Next, we'll tell you 7 things you didn't know about Google.